About Me

Jim Killebrew has 40 years of clinical psychological work for people with intellectual disabilities, and experience teaching, administration, consulting, writing with multiple publications. Dr. Killebrew has attended four Universities and received advanced degrees. Southern Illinois University; Ph.D., Educational Psychology; University of Illinois at Springfield, Counseling Education; M.A., Human Development Counseling; Northeastern Oklahoma State University, B.A., Psychology and Sociology. Dr. Killebrew attended Lincoln Christian Seminary (Now Lincoln Christian University). Writing contributions have been accepted and published in several journals: Hospital & Community Psychiatry, The Lookout, and Christian Standard (multiple articles). He may be reached at Killebrewjb@aol.com.

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

President's oath

When the President
takes the oath of Office, the oath is binding."I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the
Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability,
preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."(United States Constitution, Article II,
Section 1.)

When the President
repeats the Oath of Office and is sworn in as President, the requirement is to
tell the truth in all matters, and is held accountable in all statements, with
the possible exception of national security matters.The President's responsibility is to
"preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United
States."The President of the
United States is required as a "High Official" to speak the truth in
all matters and is held accountable to do so throughout the length of that
individual's term in the Office of President.

The use of the word
"high crimes" does not necessarily mean a crime that is "more
serious" than other crimes. It refers to those punishable offenses that can
only be applied to persons in the highest of offices.In the case of the President, because of the
official status under which that person holds the office, the standard is meant
for that person who holds special obligations that the ordinary person is not
under.Examples might be the action, or
inaction, taken by the person in such high office.

Some might argue if
the President failed to warn people of the danger that existed when he knew of
a terrorist attack that would take the lives of American citizens, it could be
construed that he did not act in the best interest of the citizens and put them
in danger and thereby failed to protect the citizens from the harm he knew
would cause their death.An ordinary
citizen with no official responsibilities would not be under the same standard
of "high crimes."

Some might argue that
specific actions taken by the President might be seen as "high
crimes" if those actions involved the President's actual knowledge of the
dangers of the action and the likely consequences or outcomes of the action
relative to the action being a direct threat to the welfare of the citizens of
the United States.For example, if the
President had prior knowledge of how a subversive group would use various
weapons or instruments of war, and that use constituted a direct attack on the sovereignty
of the United States with the likely outcome being the death of American
citizens, following through with providing such weapons or instruments of war
to that subversive group could be construed as committing "high
crimes."

Under such
circumstances the United States Congress through the House of Representatives
are authorized under the Constitution to initiate impeachment proceedings."The President, Vice President, and all
civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment
for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and
Misdemeanors."(United States
Constitution, Article II, Section 4.)

Americans need to
remain vigilant to their watch of the highest officials in the federal
government to ensure they abide by the oath or affirmation they have taken and
hold them accountable when they fail in their responsibilities, this
responsibility includes the President.